Pentium 4405U vs FX-4300
Aggregate performance score
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium 4405U by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1894 | 2165 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.58 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Skylake (2015−2016) |
Release date | 23 October 2012 (11 years ago) | 1 September 2015 (8 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
Bus support | no data | 4 GT/s |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB |
L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
Die size | 315 mm2 | 98.57 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 1750 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
Socket | AM3+ | BGA |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | + | no data |
AVX | + | + |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
VT-d | no data | + |
VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3, DDR4 |
Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.134 GB/s |
ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel HD Graphics 510 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U.
PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
PCI Express lanes | no data | 10 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium 4405U by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium 4405U by 41% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium 4405U by 10% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
FX-4300 outperforms Pentium 4405U by 29% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.93 | 1.37 |
Recency | 23 October 2012 | 1 September 2015 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 32 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 15 Watt |
FX-4300 has a 40.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.
Pentium 4405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.
The FX-4300 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4405U in performance tests.
Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Pentium 4405U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Pentium 4405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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